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  1. October 29, 2013

    Google Wants 9th Circ.'s Take On Gmail Privacy Case

    Google Inc. urged a California federal judge on Tuesday to allow the tech giant to immediately appeal her decision to keep alive claims that Google violates the Wiretap Act by scanning users' emails, arguing that getting the Ninth Circuit's take on the multidistrict litigation now could save the parties time and money.

  2. October 25, 2013

    Gmail Users Seek Class Cert. In Email Scanning Case

    Plaintiffs in the Gmail account-scanning class action on Thursday asked the judge overseeing the case to certify several proposed classes of consumers who allegedly were harmed by Google Inc.'s analysis of users' emails without permission.

  3. October 17, 2013

    Gmail Users Say 9th Circ. Input Isn't Needed In Scan Case

    Plaintiffs in the Gmail account-scanning class action on Wednesday ripped Google Inc.'s request for the Ninth Circuit's input in the case, arguing that the search giant has not raised a real dispute between the circuits about the interpretation of the federal Wiretap Act.

  4. October 10, 2013

    Google Wants 9th Circ. To Review Gmail Wiretap Ruling

    Google Inc. on Wednesday pushed a California federal judge for permission to immediately appeal a ruling that upheld most claims in a class action over the company's alleged scanning of users' emails, saying the case presents novel questions about the interpretation of the outdated federal Wiretap Act.

  5. September 27, 2013

    Google's Email Setback Hands Weapon To Privacy Plaintiffs

    A California federal judge on Thursday refused to toss a class action accusing Google Inc. of violating the federal wiretap statute by scanning users' emails to target advertising, providing plaintiffs that typically struggle to maintain privacy claims with a legal argument that could prove potent, attorneys say.

  6. September 26, 2013

    Google Can't Shake Privacy Suit Over Gmail Ad Targeting

    A California federal judge on Thursday mostly rejected Google Inc.’s bid to squash a privacy class action accusing it of violating the Wiretap Act by scanning Gmail users’ email to target advertisements, finding the company’s practices are not covered under an exception to the law.

  7. September 05, 2013

    Google Argues Wiretap Act Allows It To Scan User Emails

    Google Inc. urged a California federal judge Thursday to toss a privacy class action accusing it of violating the Wiretap Act by scanning Gmail users' email to target advertisements, arguing that the law allows an email provider to intercept communications when doing so supports its day-to-day business.

  8. August 20, 2013

    Google Risks Pro-Privacy Persona To Win Data Cases

    Google Inc. recently said in multidistrict litigation that non-Gmail users could not expect their messages to remain confidential when sent to Gmail users, a potentially effective legal argument that also sacrifices some of the company's fiercely held and valuable pro-privacy reputation, experts say.

  9. August 15, 2013

    Google Contradicts Self On Email Privacy, Group Says

    A consumer group blasted Google Inc. on Thursday for publicly defending its privacy practices while appearing to claim in a multidistrict litigation filing that Gmail users have no legitimate expectation of privacy, saying the company is either lying to the courts or the public. 

  10. July 30, 2013

    Gmail Scans Are Ordinary Business Practices, Google Says

    Google Inc. asked a California federal judge Monday to dismiss multidistrict litigation accusing it of illegally harvesting data from emails sent to Gmail addresses, arguing the alleged misconduct actually consists of common and reasonable business practices.

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